Originally Posted by
memories of px
Has anyone else visited Shoreham recently? with a £35.70 landing fee, thats more expensive than Southend with full ATC and radar !, and on many days an air/ground service only, poor value for money.
And fuel at £2.49 per litre, must be the most expensive for a long distance, again, even more expensive than Southend!! come with full tanks!!
As I enjoy my twilight years I can reflect that things never change. When I was a lad collecting landing fees lost count of the number of times that I heard “How much? I just wanted to land here, not buy the place!”.
When I did my PPL a C150 was £17.50 an hour, what is it now £100 ish? Flying has never been a cheap hobby. Landing away fee cost me about £4-5.00.
Maintaining a Licensed Aerodrome, even with only AGCS, is not cheap.